The
first printing house had already been set up in 1769, the first
newspaper, a weekly -"Temeswarer Nachrichten", in 1771. In the 19th
century the press developed to such an extent that Timisoara became one
of the important journalistic centers of the time. Even today we are
impressed by the rich information offered by the then Romanian
newspapers ("Priculiciul", 11 Luminatorul", "Dreptatea"), by the German
ones ("Temeswarer Zeitung") or by the Magyar ones ("Temesvari Hirlap").

The theatrical company began its season in 1753; after having got a
permanent residence they organized shows regularly, in the German
language. As the old theater building was then burnt down, the Borough
Theater was built and opened in 1875. In the cultural life of Timisoara,
at the time, music was well represented by the "Filarmonica" Society,
the Romanian, German, Hungarian and Serbian Choirs and the Music Clubs.
Timisoara also stood out through the school of fine arts created by
painters and sculptors like Constantin Daniel, Nicolae Popescu, Ion
Zaicu, Michael Wagner, Johann Schoph, Anselm Wagner, Watkay Ferencz,
Komlossy Ferencz.